La pourpre et l'exil - L'Aiglon et le Prince impérial
Purple and exile - The Aiglon and the imperial Prince
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From november 26 2004 to march 7 2005 |
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History
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| For the bicentenial of th eEMpire, the museum invites us to discover the destinies of two princes, through nearly 230 pieces -paintigns, drawings, prints, sculptures, docuemtns from teh archives, furniture, objets d'art and photogrpahs. Th eexhibit gives a new glance on two persons History brought together. Two heirs to the throne, only sons, the Aiglon the son of Napoleon I and Empress Marie-Louise, and the imperial Prince, the son of Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie, whose lives were brutally severed at 21 and 23 yers respectively. |
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Château de Compiègne
60200 Compiègne - France
 03 44 38 47 02
 03 44 38 47 01
 chateau.compiegne@culture.gouv.fr
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 | from 10 am to 6 pm
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| New Year`s Day, Labour day (May, 1st), Christmas Day | | Last admission 5.45 pm | |
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| Admission fee : 6.5 € |
| Concessions : 4.5 € |
| Free : , Teachers, Visitors with disabilities, Under 18, 1st Sunday of the month | |
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 | | On the left: Daffinger Napoléon Franz, duke of Reichstadt (detail), Watercolor, Albertina, Vienna
On the right: Lejeune Le Prince impérial in second lieutenant's uniform of infantry (detail), photography, national museum of the castle of Compiègne. |
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